Florian Fuchs, “Do Narratives Have Autonomy?”
Elvehjem L150Sponsored by CGES, CES and the Department of Art History. Short narrative forms such as fables, novellas, prose poems, or video artworks are often considered to be marginally altered snippets of the factual world. We …
Spring Concert with the McNordiques
Allen Centennial Garden 620 Babcock Dr, Madison, WIFolk musician-in-residence Renee Vaughan (nyckelharpa) will be performing alongside Tom Klein (uilleann pipes) and Dan Newton (accordion) as part of their band the McNordiques. As they write, the McNordiques “blend Celtic, French and Scandinavian music in a way that shines through to make your …
“FRACTALS, FRAGMENTS, AND LACUNAS: MINDING THE GAP IN MEDIEVAL WORLD(S)”
Elvehjem BuildingThe 11th Annual Colloquium of the UW-Madison Graduate Association of Medieval Studies (GAMS) will take place on April 5th, 2024, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., in the Conrad A. Elvehjem Building and Special Collections in Memorial Library. …
On Being Landless: A Poetic Evening featuring Jerzy Jarniewicz (Poet) and Piotr Florczyk (Translator)
1418 Van Hise HallHosted by Łukasz Wodzyński, UW-Madison. Please join us for a meeting with Jerzy Jarniewicz, one of Poland’s most acclaimed poets, translators, and critics. He is promoting his English-language debut, Landless Boys (MadHat Press, 2023), beautifully translated by …
Wisconsin Slavic Conference Keynote Lecture
Join us for the keynote lecture for the 2024 Wisconsin Slavic Conference by Dr. Rossen Djagalov! To view the details of the rest of the conference, taking place on April 13, visit the event page.
Wisconsin Slavic Conference 2024
Pyle Center 235The program can be accessed here.
Lessons from the Revolutions of 1989 in East Central Europe
Pyle CenterThis event is free and open to the public. What lessons might be drawn—for us in the here and now—from studying the cultural space of pre-1989 (post-)totalitarian East Central Europe? How might dissidentism as …
Eva Stubenrauch, Talk: “Theory or Method? Jost Hermand and the Social Dimension of Literature.”
1418 Van Hise HallMore information to come.
Ulrike Draesner, Reading
1418 Van Hise HallMore information to come.
Ulrike Draesner and Michael Esking: “Speaking of Germany and the World Today: A Discussion”
206 Ingraham Hall 1155 Observatory Dr, Madison, WIMore information to come. Co-sponsored with the Center for German and European Studies.